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being paid out which by 1909 saw the Flight Stakes offering a purse that was as little as one-fifth of what it had been in earlier years. Further restrictive legislation was passed by the New York Legislature in 1910 which deepened the financial crisis for track operators and led to a complete shut
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down of racing across the state during 1911 and 1912. When a Court ruling saw racing return in 1913 it was too late for the Sheepshead Bay horse racing facility and it never reopened.
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An annual event, the Flight Stakes was last run in September 1909 and was won by
444: 75: 17: 1019: 880: 263: 1311:"KEEP UP BETTING BAN.; Strict Enforcement of the Law at Sheepshead Bay Races" 508: 473: 238: 145: 91: 247: 179: 384: 1329:"Striking Falling off in Value of Ten Greatest Stakes" 114: 106: 98: 86: 81: 67: 59: 40: 1405:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1909 1400:Recurring sporting events established in 1887 174:on June 11, 1908 with penalties allowing for 8: 1367:– via University of Kentucky Archives. 1342:– via University of Kentucky Archives. 1299:– via University of Kentucky Archives. 1274:– via University of Kentucky Archives. 1249:– via University of Kentucky Archives. 30: 352: 1390:Discontinued horse races in New York City 1236:"Condensed History Of The Flight Stakes" 1227: 1064:David T. Pulsifer & W. H. Karrick 29: 7: 1354:"The Racing of Fleet Hamburg Belle" 172:Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation 206:(1984) (new race and track record) 25: 1286:"Penalties in the New York Bills" 198:(at current distance of 1-1/16) 1385:Open mile category horse races 1: 1205: 1202: 1199: 1181: 1175: 1170: 1167: 1164: 1153: 1147: 1142: 1139: 1136: 1118: 1112: 1107: 1104: 1101: 1085: 1077: 1072: 1069: 1066: 1050: 1044: 1039: 1036: 1033: 1015: 1007: 1002: 999: 996: 984: 978: 973: 970: 967: 948: 940: 935: 932: 929: 911: 905: 900: 897: 894: 876: 868: 863: 860: 857: 835: 827: 822: 819: 816: 794: 788: 783: 780: 777: 759: 753: 748: 745: 742: 728: 722: 717: 714: 711: 693: 685: 680: 677: 674: 656: 650: 645: 642: 639: 621: 615: 610: 607: 604: 585: 577: 572: 569: 566: 547: 539: 534: 531: 528: 512: 504: 499: 496: 493: 477: 469: 464: 461: 458: 440: 434: 429: 426: 423: 407: 399: 1421: 1395:Sheepshead Bay Race Track 1261:"Jack Atkin Takes Flight" 134:Sheepshead Bay Race Track 45:Sheepshead Bay Race Track 35: 138:Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn 49:Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn 36:Discontinued stakes race 130:Thoroughbred horse race 310:Most wins by an owner: 965:& Robert L. Rose 132:first run in 1887 at 178:and up to a year in 168:Charles Evans Hughes 161:New York Legislature 994:William M. Barrick 854:William P. Thompson 32: 1315:The New York Times 1093:Hardy Campbell Jr. 1060:William H. Karrick 1025:Hardy Campbell Jr. 774:Walter B. Jennings 769:Walter B. Jennings 671:William C. Whitney 636:William C. Whitney 526:Lucien O. Appleby 331:William C. Whitney 305:(1904, 1905, 1908) 1358:Daily Racing Form 1333:Daily Racing Form 1317:. September 1908. 1290:Daily Racing Form 1265:Daily Racing Form 1240:Daily Racing Form 1210: 1209: 1128:R. Wyndham Walden 845:James G. Rowe Sr. 804:R. Wyndham Walden 740:Edward L. Graves 737:Edward L. Graves 733:Winfield O'Connor 703:James G. Rowe Sr. 491:David C. Johnson 122: 121: 16:(Redirected from 1412: 1369: 1368: 1366: 1365: 1350: 1344: 1343: 1341: 1340: 1325: 1319: 1318: 1307: 1301: 1300: 1298: 1297: 1282: 1276: 1275: 1273: 1272: 1257: 1251: 1250: 1248: 1247: 1232: 1123:Fred Littlefield 1098:Michael F. Dwyer 1030:Michael F. Dwyer 921:Byron McClelland 799:Fred Littlefield 455:Harry P. Whitney 420:Barney Schreiber 388: 353: 317:Michael F. Dwyer 257:Fred Littlefield 128:was an American 82:Race information 33: 21: 1420: 1419: 1415: 1414: 1413: 1411: 1410: 1409: 1375: 1374: 1373: 1372: 1363: 1361: 1352: 1351: 1347: 1338: 1336: 1327: 1326: 1322: 1309: 1308: 1304: 1295: 1293: 1284: 1283: 1279: 1270: 1268: 1259: 1258: 1254: 1245: 1243: 1234: 1233: 1229: 1224: 1196:Samuel S. Brown 1186:Edward Garrison 963:H. Eugene Leigh 958:H. Eugene Leigh 891:H. Eugene Leigh 886:H. Eugene Leigh 619:Leonora Loring 392: 382: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 351: 342:J. B. A. Haggin 324:H. Eugene Leigh 292:Most wins by a 246:Most wins by a 193: 47: 28: 23: 22: 18:Flight Handicap 15: 12: 11: 5: 1418: 1416: 1408: 1407: 1402: 1397: 1392: 1387: 1377: 1376: 1371: 1370: 1345: 1320: 1302: 1277: 1252: 1226: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1219: 1218: 1208: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1198: 1193: 1191:John W. Rogers 1188: 1183: 1180: 1177: 1173: 1172: 1169: 1166: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1152: 1149: 1145: 1144: 1141: 1138: 1135: 1133:John A. Morris 1130: 1125: 1120: 1117: 1114: 1110: 1109: 1106: 1103: 1100: 1095: 1090: 1087: 1084: 1079: 1075: 1074: 1071: 1068: 1065: 1062: 1057: 1052: 1049: 1046: 1042: 1041: 1038: 1035: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1014: 1009: 1005: 1004: 1001: 998: 995: 992: 989: 986: 983: 982:Dr. Hasbrouck 980: 976: 975: 972: 969: 966: 960: 955: 950: 947: 942: 938: 937: 934: 931: 928: 926:Blemton Stable 923: 918: 913: 910: 907: 903: 902: 899: 896: 893: 888: 883: 878: 875: 870: 866: 865: 862: 859: 856: 847: 842: 840:Alonzo Clayton 837: 834: 829: 825: 824: 821: 818: 815: 806: 801: 796: 793: 790: 786: 785: 782: 779: 776: 771: 766: 761: 758: 755: 751: 750: 747: 744: 741: 738: 735: 730: 727: 724: 720: 719: 716: 713: 710: 708:James R. Keene 705: 700: 695: 692: 687: 683: 682: 679: 676: 673: 668: 666:John E. Madden 663: 658: 655: 652: 648: 647: 644: 641: 638: 633: 631:John W. Rogers 628: 626:Arthur Redfern 623: 620: 617: 613: 612: 609: 606: 603: 597: 595:A. Jack Joyner 592: 587: 584: 579: 575: 574: 571: 568: 565: 559: 557:A. Jack Joyner 554: 549: 546: 541: 537: 536: 533: 530: 527: 524: 519: 514: 511: 506: 502: 501: 498: 495: 492: 489: 484: 479: 476: 471: 467: 466: 463: 460: 457: 452: 450:A. Jack Joyner 447: 442: 439: 436: 432: 431: 428: 425: 422: 417: 414: 409: 406: 401: 397: 396: 393: 389: 378: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 350: 347: 346: 345: 334: 327: 320: 307: 306: 303:A. Jack Joyner 289: 288: 281: 274: 267: 260: 243: 242: 235: 228: 221: 208: 207: 192: 189: 120: 119: 116: 112: 111: 108: 104: 103: 100: 96: 95: 88: 84: 83: 79: 78: 69: 65: 64: 61: 57: 56: 55:,United States 42: 38: 37: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1417: 1406: 1403: 1401: 1398: 1396: 1393: 1391: 1388: 1386: 1383: 1382: 1380: 1359: 1355: 1349: 1346: 1334: 1330: 1324: 1321: 1316: 1312: 1306: 1303: 1291: 1287: 1281: 1278: 1266: 1262: 1256: 1253: 1241: 1237: 1231: 1228: 1221: 1216: 1212: 1211: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1178: 1174: 1161: 1159: 1156: 1150: 1146: 1134: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1115: 1111: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1083: 1080: 1076: 1063: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1055:Shelby Barnes 1053: 1047: 1043: 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1013: 1010: 1006: 993: 991:Henry Harris 990: 987: 981: 977: 964: 961: 959: 956: 954: 953:Henry Griffin 951: 946: 943: 939: 927: 924: 922: 919: 917: 916:Henry Griffin 914: 908: 904: 892: 889: 887: 884: 882: 879: 874: 871: 867: 855: 851: 848: 846: 843: 841: 838: 833: 830: 826: 814: 810: 807: 805: 802: 800: 797: 791: 787: 775: 772: 770: 767: 765: 764:Henry Spencer 762: 756: 752: 739: 736: 734: 731: 725: 721: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 698:Henry Spencer 696: 691: 688: 684: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 653: 649: 637: 634: 632: 629: 627: 624: 618: 614: 601: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 583: 582:Hamburg Belle 580: 576: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 545: 544:Hamburg Belle 542: 538: 525: 523: 522:Frank D. Weir 520: 518: 515: 510: 507: 503: 490: 488: 487:Frank D. Weir 485: 483: 480: 475: 472: 468: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 437: 433: 421: 418: 415: 413: 412:James Butwell 410: 405: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 354: 348: 343: 339: 335: 332: 328: 325: 321: 318: 314: 313: 312: 311: 304: 300: 299: 298: 297: 295: 286: 282: 279: 278:Henry Spencer 275: 272: 271:Henry Griffin 268: 265: 261: 258: 254: 253: 252: 251: 249: 240: 236: 233: 232:Hamburg Belle 229: 226: 222: 219: 215: 214: 213: 212: 205: 201: 200: 199: 197: 196:Speed record: 190: 188: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 166: 162: 158: 154: 149: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 126:Flight Stakes 117: 115:Qualification 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 80: 77: 73: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 43: 39: 34: 31:Flight Stakes 19: 1362:. Retrieved 1360:. 1915-10-19 1357: 1348: 1337:. Retrieved 1335:. 1910-07-16 1332: 1323: 1314: 1305: 1294:. Retrieved 1292:. 1908-01-18 1289: 1280: 1269:. Retrieved 1267:. 1909-09-12 1264: 1255: 1244:. Retrieved 1242:. 1908-09-10 1239: 1230: 1215:Sydney Paget 813:D. H. Morris 600:Sydney Paget 562:Sydney Paget 552:Willie Davis 482:Willie Knapp 416:John Powers 344:(1904, 1905) 338:Sydney Paget 333:(1902, 1903) 326:(1894, 1896) 319:(1890, 1892) 309: 308: 291: 290: 287:(1904, 1906) 280:(1899, 1901) 273:(1894, 1895) 266:(1892, 1896) 259:(1889, 1898) 245: 244: 241:(1906, 1907) 234:(1904, 1905) 227:(1894, 1896) 220:(1890, 1892) 210: 209: 195: 194: 155:. After the 150: 125: 123: 72:Thoroughbred 1179:Stuyvesant 1162:Joe Cotton 661:Tommy Burns 590:Lucien Lyne 517:Lucien Lyne 445:Eddie Dugan 285:Lucien Lyne 184:purse money 170:passed the 159:controlled 110:left-handed 76:Flat racing 60:Inaugurated 1379:Categories 1364:2018-10-29 1339:2018-10-15 1296:2018-10-26 1271:2018-10-30 1246:2018-10-30 1222:References 1116:Britannic 1089:W. Martin 1020:Fred Taral 988:R. Harris 881:Fred Taral 792:The Friar 438:Baby Wolf 404:Jack Atkin 264:Fred Taral 211:Most wins: 204:Heatherten 202:1:40.29 – 157:Republican 153:Jack Atkin 94:(7/8 mile) 27:Horse race 1105:walkover 757:Bendoran 726:Heliobas 68:Race type 63:1887–1909 1206:$ 3,050 1203:1:28.00 1171:$ 2,175 1168:1:28.20 1157:Freeman 1151:Carroll 1143:$ 3,250 1140:1:26.60 1108:$ 3,175 1082:Kingston 1073:$ 2,225 1070:1:27.60 1040:$ 2,525 1037:1:26.60 1012:Kingston 1003:$ 3,350 1000:1:29.60 974:$ 2,925 971:1:23.40 945:Clifford 936:$ 1,875 933:1:27.40 901:$ 1,875 898:1:29.20 873:Clifford 864:$ 1,875 861:1:26.60 850:Lewis S. 832:Requital 823:$ 2,120 820:1:28.00 784:$ 2,740 781:1:26.80 749:$ 2,880 746:1:26.60 718:$ 3,350 715:1:27.40 681:$ 3,750 678:1:29.60 646:$ 3,600 643:1:25.20 611:$ 5,925 608:1:25.00 573:$ 4,985 570:1:25.00 535:$ 5,200 532:1:26.20 500:$ 4,780 497:1:25.60 465:$ 4,180 462:1:26.00 430:$ 1,050 427:1:26.00 225:Clifford 218:Kingston 165:Governor 146:furlongs 142:New York 118:All ages 92:furlongs 87:Distance 53:New York 41:Location 909:Dorian 509:Roseben 474:Roseben 372:Trainer 349:Winners 294:trainer 239:Roseben 191:Records 99:Surface 1048:Tenny 852:& 811:& 654:Smoke 395:Win$ 368:Jockey 360:Winner 248:jockey 180:prison 163:under 1176:1887 1148:1888 1113:1889 1078:1890 1045:1891 1008:1892 979:1893 941:1894 906:1895 869:1896 828:1897 809:A. H. 789:1898 754:1899 723:1900 690:Voter 686:1901 651:1902 616:1903 578:1904 540:1905 505:1906 470:1907 435:1908 400:1909 385:Miles 380:Dist. 376:Owner 176:fines 107:Track 1200:7 F 1165:7 F 1137:7 F 1102:7 F 1067:7 F 1034:7 F 997:7 F 968:7 F 930:7 F 895:7 F 858:7 F 817:7 F 778:7 F 743:7 F 712:7 F 675:7 F 640:7 F 605:7 F 567:7 F 529:7 F 494:7 F 459:7 F 424:7 F 391:Time 356:Year 340:for 336:2 – 329:2 – 322:2 – 315:2 – 301:3 – 283:2 – 276:2 – 269:2 – 262:2 – 255:2 – 237:2 – 230:2 – 223:2 – 216:2 – 124:The 102:Dirt 364:Age 136:in 1381:: 1356:. 1331:. 1313:. 1288:. 1263:. 1238:. 1182:3 1154:2 1119:5 1086:6 1051:5 1016:8 985:5 949:4 912:4 877:6 836:4 795:4 760:4 729:4 694:7 657:5 622:4 602:† 586:3 564:† 548:4 513:5 478:6 441:4 408:5 148:. 140:, 90:7 74:– 51:, 1217:. 387:) 383:( 296:: 250:: 20:)

Index

Flight Handicap
Sheepshead Bay Race Track
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn
New York
Thoroughbred
Flat racing
furlongs
Thoroughbred horse race
Sheepshead Bay Race Track
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn
New York
furlongs
Jack Atkin
Republican
New York Legislature
Governor
Charles Evans Hughes
Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation
fines
prison
purse money
Heatherten
Kingston
Clifford
Hamburg Belle
Roseben
jockey
Fred Littlefield
Fred Taral
Henry Griffin

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